116th Civil War: Family comes first for Wheaton and Ward

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»Play VideoOregon State wide receiver Markus Wheaton (2) catches a pass in front of Stanford cornerback Terrence Brown (6) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- The 116th Civil War will be meaningful for both Oregon and Oregon State, but for Terron Ward and Markus Wheaton, it's a family affair.

Coming out of De La Salle high school in the Bay Area, Ward didn't have many options to play college football.

In fact, he says Oregon State was the only big school to offer him a scholarship.

The only problem was his older brother, T.J. Ward, was a standout cornerback at Oregon.

"When I signed, he was, I wouldn't say mad, but, 'Oh you're going to play for those guys huh?,'" says Ward. "But at the end of the day, he was proud of me and grateful that I had a full scholarship to go to school and play football."

The Civil War is also a family matter for Wheaton, who is cousins with Kenny Wheaton, one of the most celebrated players in Oregon football history.